Report: Peter Sobotta vs. James Wilks in the works for UFC 115 in Vancouver

“The Ultimate Fighter 9″ winner James Wilks (6-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) and German welterweight Peter Sobotta (8-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) have verbally agreed to meet at the as-yet-unannounced UFC 115 event, which is expected to take place June 12 at GM Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

The contest was first reported by German mixed martial arts Web site GroundandPound.de on Monday.

While UFC 115 has yet to receive any official bouts, a third bout between current “The Ultimate Fighter 11″ coaches Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz is expected for the headlining slot.

Sobotta seeks his first win in the UFC. The 23-year-old debuted for the promotion in his home nation at UFC 99 this past June. Sobotta, fighting in his lone appearance in 2009, dropped a unanimous decision to Paul Taylor at the event.

Sobotta owns eight stoppages in his eight career wins, four of which have come by submission while the remaining four came via TKO.

Meanwhile, Wilks looks to bounce back from his first UFC loss after falling via third-round TKO to Matt Brown at UFC 105 this past November. The hard-fought loss ended a four-fight win streak for the British native – a run that included an impressive win over DaMarques Johnson in the final contest of “The Ultimate Fighter 9″ in June 2009.

The 31-year-old Wilks has earned stoppages in all six of his career wins.

While the UFC has yet to officially announced UFC 115, the Sobotta vs. Wilks matchup is likely to take place on the evening’s preliminary card.

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